Estate planning question: buying house from mother

Estate planning question: buying house from mother

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My childhood home burned down in a fire and the new construction has recently been completed. My mother owns three properties and she needs to sell an asset in order to take another loan out for one of her properties. She is going to sell my childhood home for $600,000 in Everett, WA and I want to buy it from her. 

I've been doing some research into trusts and estate planning. I'm wondering what the best strategy would be to avoid taxes but also gain ownership of my mom's house.

I've heard that my mom could open a trust or LLC and transfer partial or full ownership of the property to me while dodging the most taxes by valuing the house lower and owning it under a structure.

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  • Dave PoeppelmeierBusiness Member
    Realtor · Maumee, OH · Member since 2015 · 491 posts · 722 votes
    3y

    These are attorney questions. Best and easiest solution is to find an Estate Planning attorney out there and follow their guidance. 

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  • Chris SeveneyBusiness Member
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    Investor · VA · Member since 2015 · 21k+ posts · 19k+ votes
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    @Demetrius Dykstra

    I agree with the other post. There is a lot to unfold here and depends on a lot of other things like net worth, how many kids….. what is good for her may not be good for you..

    Seek an attorney, one that does this type of thing nationwide is kkos lawyers run by mark kohler.

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